Concerned About Young Chicks

[pjjones]

I would like someone to inform me what i should do next,
As I am concerered about the young pigeon chicks born in my flower box,
As it seems that one of the parent pigeon keeps comeing back to the nest and seems to be frightening the chicks and then lies in the nest and coo's a lot while another pigeon stands close by and watches,
Could the other parent pigeon be laying more eggs in the nest were the chicks are,
They our now 29 days old and when will they leave the nest? what should i do now

[Lovebirds]

I would suspect that the hen is laying again. Any day now the parents are going to kick the babies out of the nest. Is there any way that you can fix a place close to the nest for the babies? Dad and Mom will still feed them, but won't get mean with them. I've seen our breeders lay eggs in the nest with their babies even when I put another bowl there for them, so I just move the babies into the new bowl and let Mom keep the old one. If you don't move the babies, the parents will kick them out of the nest and they will be on the ground anyway. It won't be but a few more days before the young ones start "practice flying" and soon be on their own. Just beware, that if the hen lays more eggs and you don't replace them with plastic eggs, you'll be going through this over and over again. Hope this helps. I'm sure someone will be along with other suggestions.

[pjjones]

Well LOVEBIRDS

Thank you for all the useful information
The things you said are now happening
Like the young pigeons being push out of the nest to learn to fly,
You have also put my mind at ease that the parents will not harm them,
Thanks for the suggestion about the plastic eggs
I will keep that in mind,
I just don't think i could go though it all over a again

Once again Thanks for all your Help PJJONES

[Lovebirds]

You are quite welcome..............